Broken beaver dam floods Washington neighborhood

MILL CREEK, Wash. —Officials say two trees fell on a beaver dam in Mill Creek, Washington, sending water gushing through a suburban neighborhood.

The city of Mill Creek later said that the flooding occurred when two trees snapped in a Mill Creek wetland, fell and smashed a beaver dam, releasing a gush of water into neighborhoods.

The flooding closed 136th Street SE between SR 527 and Jackson High School, and people were encouraged to avoid the area, according to KCPQ.

Significant flooding has closed 136th Street SE in between SR 527 and Jackson High School. Please avoid the area and use alternate routes via 132nd Street SE or Trillium Blvd to get to Jackson High School. #millcreekwapic.twitter.com/NaE4T9NLQ5

Silver Lake Water District is pumping out floodwater at the end of 132nd Street to a Type 2 catch basin that’s connected to a storm water system. The pumping is significantly reducing the rate of water flow. The cause of the flooding is currently unknown.